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from love triangle to pentagon problem but scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus now drags in america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states to make dolls of the foreign form blog console only serve the syrian people's interests since. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today rory sushant live in moscow hard pressed for cash and hurting from austerity in britain is turning on tax ovoid is to help make up its budget shortfall and it's gunning for google amazon and starbucks first on the list the tax man wants to question them earning billions in revenue in britain but only paying peppercorn taxes if any for more on this i spoke to polly boy just a bit earlier in the program. these are three companies that dominate the u.k. economy they have billions of pounds worth of turnover the but it looks like they pay very little corporation tax to show for it and now employees are outraged by the fact that through very legal loopholes these companies that
from love triangle to pentagon problem but scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus now drags in america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states to make dolls of the foreign form blog console only serve the syrian people's interests since. it is a pleasure to have you with us here on r.t. today rory sushant live in moscow hard pressed for cash and hurting from austerity...
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at nine pm moscow time from the love triangle to a pentagon problem now the scandal that brought the cia chief david petraeus drags in america's commander in afghanistan to with washington play to get you nothing. written squares up since three of the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states and he doubts that the foreign form bloc console we serve the syrian people's interests. if you just joined us very good evening it's covered all in here at r.t. this hour our top story more heartache for washington having lost the director of the cia to an affair last week at no risk losing his top commander in afghanistan two to the same scandal general john allen has been accused of sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelley one of the women whose implication led to the downfall of one of america's most distinguished offices that he's going to cheat she can now with more on the passions at the pentagon. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. d
at nine pm moscow time from the love triangle to a pentagon problem now the scandal that brought the cia chief david petraeus drags in america's commander in afghanistan to with washington play to get you nothing. written squares up since three of the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing among arab states and he doubts that the foreign form bloc console we serve the syrian people's...
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told the pentagon because conditions over there were certainly shows they are supplying. money to go why are local proxies so we're spending money so here it was in the money he was hosting durables and arming training. or all this was done on behalf of it was a major powers oh because the press and the e.u. are being selective in applying the law. not only that it breaks the embargo but also believe they would be arming some of the extremist groups is this legal in france i don't know if it's possible that some countries will try to go through the treaty that you the instrument or your book city is different than leave your own b. . that what happened in the middle east is beyond anybody's problem because if they decide to go. this is on c.n.n. still ahead for you this hour china's ten year changes for the challenges facing the past growing economy and whether the country's new leaders can call them. decorated army generals falling from grace in connection with the racist candles is becoming an alarming trend in washington the career of the current commander in afghanist
told the pentagon because conditions over there were certainly shows they are supplying. money to go why are local proxies so we're spending money so here it was in the money he was hosting durables and arming training. or all this was done on behalf of it was a major powers oh because the press and the e.u. are being selective in applying the law. not only that it breaks the embargo but also believe they would be arming some of the extremist groups is this legal in france i don't know if it's...
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they fear moscow time from a love triangle to pentagon problem the sky would look broader and cia chief david petraeus now drugs at america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. britain squares up to through the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and serious new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing of one arab states have it doubts that the foreign formed blog could solve the syrian people's interests. good evening i'm kevin are you watching r t it's very good to have you company more heartache than for washington tonight having lost the director of the cia to an affair last week it now risk losing his top commander in afghanistan as well to the same scandal general john allen who's been accused of sending inappropriate e-mails to jill kelley one of the women who's the implication that the downfall of one of america's most distinguished offices that is going to teach you can has the latest on the scandal. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. drama possibly with many epi
they fear moscow time from a love triangle to pentagon problem the sky would look broader and cia chief david petraeus now drugs at america's commander in afghanistan with washington claiming it knew nothing. britain squares up to through the world's top earning corporations who accused of skirting around billions in taxes. and serious new patchwork opposition fails to get unanimous backing of one arab states have it doubts that the foreign formed blog could solve the syrian people's interests....
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. >> he has agreed to testify about the attack on libya and the pentagon's investigating e-mail communications who apparently is not too happy with all the new found fame. >> there's a whole bunch of people blocking my alley and can't drive into my own driveway. >> about how many people are out there? >> 10 at least. >> i'm a consulate general. i have involuntary ubl uability. they should not be able to cross my property. >> kelley does not have any diplomatic protection. paula broadwell still at her brother's. >> it's been a game of cat and mouse. this morning when she went for an early morning run, she slipped by five photographers. >> it's crazy. it's like a small big town. >> the stake out at paula's brother's home includes about a dozen photo journalists. >> i thought it was a movie set going on. >> some are on the sidewalk in front of the yellow home. and some in the public alleyway behind the house. last night the photographers who took pictures of broad well through a window say they had to have known they were there and looked as though she was posing at times. >> you do things in pri
. >> he has agreed to testify about the attack on libya and the pentagon's investigating e-mail communications who apparently is not too happy with all the new found fame. >> there's a whole bunch of people blocking my alley and can't drive into my own driveway. >> about how many people are out there? >> 10 at least. >> i'm a consulate general. i have involuntary ubl uability. they should not be able to cross my property. >> kelley does not have any...
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saturday only, blue and yellow line trains will single track between the pentagon or rather between pentagon city and reagan national airport. the beltway's new express lanes in northern virginia will open officially tomorrow. >> virginia police will be in full force looking for violators. several things you need to know about new traffic patterns and how to use the new toll lanes. for answers, go to our web site wjla.com. brianne carter will have live reports starting in our next hour. >> the house transportation committee will review a recent audit of the metropolitan washington airports authority. the audit by the inspector general questions the way the authority hires contractors and spends money. airports authority leaders transportation secretary lloyd and a virginia congressman are among those scheduled to testify today. it is 40 degrees outside. cracks coming up on this friday, the brother of actress >> the brother of mia farrow faces several child sex abuse charges. police in edgewater maryland received information that several children had been abused in the area. two men came for
saturday only, blue and yellow line trains will single track between the pentagon or rather between pentagon city and reagan national airport. the beltway's new express lanes in northern virginia will open officially tomorrow. >> virginia police will be in full force looking for violators. several things you need to know about new traffic patterns and how to use the new toll lanes. for answers, go to our web site wjla.com. brianne carter will have live reports starting in our next hour....
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states when you include all the other expenditures for defense in america that are not part of the pentagon budget at the same time the united states has invoked a number of punitive acts against china for so-called trade violations that was as you could see a popular item during the election campaign where obama and romney were were trashing each other trying to appeal to the american nationalist sentiment and at the same time the united states government was angry that china and russia unlike in the case of libya refused to go along with the american plans to overthrow the government in syria so there's a lot of pressure on china that in order to have an engagement that's that's that's stable that the united states must have a preeminence in other parts of the world like the middle east but china is aware now after libya that completely appeasing the american foreign policy designs is in fact threatening china because once the regime change ball gets rolling right it just keeps growing and so i think the chinese have recalibrated their foreign policy especially because of the lessons lear
states when you include all the other expenditures for defense in america that are not part of the pentagon budget at the same time the united states has invoked a number of punitive acts against china for so-called trade violations that was as you could see a popular item during the election campaign where obama and romney were were trashing each other trying to appeal to the american nationalist sentiment and at the same time the united states government was angry that china and russia unlike...
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we have a prostate program at the pentagon. the health research at the pentagon should be about things that directly affect troops in terms of battle, infectious diseases, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the things that impact the health of our troops directly. as a consequence of them being deployed or a part of the military. >> besides the audit requiring an audit of legislation, do you have plans to try to make some of these recommendations a reality. for example, defense authorization bill may come to the floor today. >> if you can get any amendments. last year because of the amendments about halfway through. we will offer a ton of amendment. we will not be allowed to get him hurt. that is the dysfunction of washington. we do not legislate properly on the floor. in terms of having a position to have a chance to change something that would benefit the country in the long run vs benefit to the political process of moving a bill across the floor. >alan not comment on the spirit that will be in negotiation. we will not get e
we have a prostate program at the pentagon. the health research at the pentagon should be about things that directly affect troops in terms of battle, infectious diseases, posttraumatic stress disorder, and the things that impact the health of our troops directly. as a consequence of them being deployed or a part of the military. >> besides the audit requiring an audit of legislation, do you have plans to try to make some of these recommendations a reality. for example, defense...
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still ahead for you this hour how private passions at the pentagon have caused a very public humiliation a look at what separated he was only trying to go from day to the trend says commander in afghanistan has been trying to the scandal that brought his predecessor. and let's now go to our top stories and for more on this mega strike and number of the european countries you can now go live to his in madrid for starters a strike has been dubbed historic with millions of europeans europeans united in coordinated protest against austerity so what can we expect today. with people ready out of the streets it was a tiny taste like we're here at the play but it's one of the bank train stations as you get the budget of most cities that much less why is that because the thing that people hate dealing with the bus we were just got one of the bus depots and they're all hopes up not going anywhere today because it's not just saying it's going to go look it yesterday it's raised many many other countries that going to be standing still it's actually at least a step back that they can go in general s
still ahead for you this hour how private passions at the pentagon have caused a very public humiliation a look at what separated he was only trying to go from day to the trend says commander in afghanistan has been trying to the scandal that brought his predecessor. and let's now go to our top stories and for more on this mega strike and number of the european countries you can now go live to his in madrid for starters a strike has been dubbed historic with millions of europeans europeans...
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having said all of this what do we want for pentagon leadership? what should we want to make sure we are managing the reality behind these numbers in a politically smart and security smart way? it is not clear to me it is a bad idea to have someone who isn't steeped in pentagon management and having someone who does come from outside or hasn't spent is or her whole career looking his or her way up to pentagon management and has the single most important ability in whoever the next secretary of defense to say why do we do it that way? the person who has been willing to challenge that repeatedly would be my lead candidate. [applause] >> winslow wheeler, would you like to respond? >> sure. a perfectly reasonable challenge. pentagon leadership, let's call it secretary of defense over secretary of state, you don't need a competitor, to idly think over a notion of what we should do here or there. you don't want a second secretary of state. second you want somebody with demonstrated emphasis, emphasis on the word demonstrated confidence, somebody from bus
having said all of this what do we want for pentagon leadership? what should we want to make sure we are managing the reality behind these numbers in a politically smart and security smart way? it is not clear to me it is a bad idea to have someone who isn't steeped in pentagon management and having someone who does come from outside or hasn't spent is or her whole career looking his or her way up to pentagon management and has the single most important ability in whoever the next secretary of...
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of america's most distinguished offices he's going to she can now with more on the passions at the pentagon. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. drama possibly with many episodes the latest episode of the investigation into the affair between former cia director general petraeus and his biographer is the revelation of another extramarital affair now between the top american and nato commander in afghanistan general john allen and a woman named jewel kelly the very woman who officials say general petraeus says mistress paula broadwell saw as a rival for her affections with general petraeus and wrote threatening e-mails to that jill kelley was the woman who opened this can of worms when she went to the f.b.i. in the first place and asked them to investigate the harassing anonymous e-mails that she'd been receiving the investigation led to paula broadwell's mailbox and apparently her mailbox revealed her affair with the former cia director a few words about jill kelley got i feel like i'm retelling a new exciting t.v. show but reality can be more implausible so jill k
of america's most distinguished offices he's going to she can now with more on the passions at the pentagon. this scandal is just getting worse and reminds more of a t.v. drama possibly with many episodes the latest episode of the investigation into the affair between former cia director general petraeus and his biographer is the revelation of another extramarital affair now between the top american and nato commander in afghanistan general john allen and a woman named jewel kelly the very...
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next on the run down, reaction from powers, miller and our pentagon correspondent jennifer griffin. the factor will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. and i'm here to tell homeowners that are 62 and older about a great way to live a better retirement. it's called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers questions like how a reverse mortgage works, how much you qualify for, the ways to receive your money, and more. plus, when you call now, you'll get this magnifier with l.e.d. light absolutely free. when you call the experts at one reverse mortgage today, you'll learn the benefits of a government-insured reverse mortgage. it will eliminate your monthly mortgage payments and give you tax-free cash from the equity in your home. and here's the best part -- you still own your home. take control of your retirement today. ♪ ♪ >> bill: first presidential news conference since last march. a republic s
next on the run down, reaction from powers, miller and our pentagon correspondent jennifer griffin. the factor will be right back. ♪ ♪ ♪ we're lucky, it's not every day you find a companion as loyal as a subaru. love. it's what makes a subaru, a subaru. and i'm here to tell homeowners that are 62 and older about a great way to live a better retirement. it's called a reverse mortgage. [ male announcer ] call right now to receive your free dvd and booklet with no obligation. it answers...
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next on the run down, reaction from powers, miller and our pentagon correspondent jennifer griffin. the factor will be right back. >> bill: first presidential news conference since last march. a republic strategist and kirsten powers, a democrat and fox news contributor. kristen and kirsten, sounds like aba is being introduced on the program. all right, powers. basically a waste of time, right? >> well, it wasn't a waste of time because there was one thing that the president said that added, i think, to the libya story when he was talking about susan rice and he basically was really offended that anybody would criticize susan rice for her statements that she made on the sunday shows and he said, you know, why is she being cite sized she went on these shows she knew nothing about benghazi. >> bill: why did she go on the shows then. >> right. exactly which raises the question. >> bill: let me set it up in case people didn't see it okay. >> bill: senator mccain and lindsey graham of south carolina are threatening to block the nomination of susan rice if the president wants her to be se
next on the run down, reaction from powers, miller and our pentagon correspondent jennifer griffin. the factor will be right back. >> bill: first presidential news conference since last march. a republic strategist and kirsten powers, a democrat and fox news contributor. kristen and kirsten, sounds like aba is being introduced on the program. all right, powers. basically a waste of time, right? >> well, it wasn't a waste of time because there was one thing that the president said...
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until ahead here this hour on our see how private passions at the pentagon have caused a very public humiliation look at how a decorated u.s. army general who took over from david petraeus as commander in afghanistan has been dragged into the scandal that brought his predecessor down. beijing has unveiled its next generation of top politicians including the man expected to succeed the country's current need to turn our his step down as the communist leader as the communist party leader clearing the way for success a change he jinping has been vice president to hand over to play said the party congress which has drawn to a close and the country's capital with a question is how the new leadership will affect china's relations with its top political and economic rival political analysts professor joseph chang says conflict between the two is likely washington refuses to accept bay trains right. soon or later become the biggest economy in the world the trend to try and maybe a bit late into the trend of these chinese leaders worried whether the united states will except the rise of china
until ahead here this hour on our see how private passions at the pentagon have caused a very public humiliation look at how a decorated u.s. army general who took over from david petraeus as commander in afghanistan has been dragged into the scandal that brought his predecessor down. beijing has unveiled its next generation of top politicians including the man expected to succeed the country's current need to turn our his step down as the communist leader as the communist party leader clearing...
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. >> i would refer you to the pentagon for the process underway with regard to i the pentagon and the ig on the one hand and the fbi in regard to general petraeus. >> i refer you to the fbi. as i understand it they have protocols in place for when the notify the legislative and executive branches of investigations. the fbi is the place to go in terms of explanation the otocols they follow. i would refer, that said earlier, to policies in place at the fbi for how they deal with notifications investigations. lou: as you saw and heard, a frustring day for the white house press corps. the president spokesman however did not shy away from a question on this petraeus would testify in front of congress on benghazi. made it clear the administration is fmly supportive of petraeus' successor. he will be facing questions that are still lingering over if the cia refused requests for help on the ground on september 11 and why three days after that attack then director petraeus but in the attack in the flash mob incited by childish, amateurish, less than 14 minus long youtube video. >> is up toongr
. >> i would refer you to the pentagon for the process underway with regard to i the pentagon and the ig on the one hand and the fbi in regard to general petraeus. >> i refer you to the fbi. as i understand it they have protocols in place for when the notify the legislative and executive branches of investigations. the fbi is the place to go in terms of explanation the otocols they follow. i would refer, that said earlier, to policies in place at the fbi for how they deal with...
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this is very seductive if you're in the pentagon you have this list of individuals plotting against the united states. if you come across these names off the list makes it feel as though you keep the united states safer. i think there's a faulty logic going on in there. we've seen over the past decade the u.s. is fighting wars that just killing these particular individuals is in itself make us safer because so often many more people, put in the ranks. there's also a tendency to personalize al qaeda appeared particularly in yemen we saw this with the american-born cleric, the individual that the argument was advanced that if he could be killed the u.s. would be safer. he was as close killed in the drone strike and said number 2011. we know they had a plan in which they gave the latest version thankfully to an undercover agent. so not on where a lackey hasn't crossed list we talk about ibrahim sharqieh were all worried about. there's a couple important things to remember. one, abdu rabu mansour hadi wasn't a member of al qaeda. this is an individual radical license. this radicalize largel
this is very seductive if you're in the pentagon you have this list of individuals plotting against the united states. if you come across these names off the list makes it feel as though you keep the united states safer. i think there's a faulty logic going on in there. we've seen over the past decade the u.s. is fighting wars that just killing these particular individuals is in itself make us safer because so often many more people, put in the ranks. there's also a tendency to personalize al...
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former pentagon official kt mcfarland here with me. gary bernsen is here. and former arkansas governor mike huckabee among our guests. our first guest says no one knows more about benghazi than petraeus, but even if he were to testify, the credibility has now been discredited. joining us, kate mcfarland. this is first of all we have to acknowledge i believe it is very clear, there is so much more here writing every day, more questions, it runs deep. the idea that petraeus would not testify or that the secretary of state clinton would have a conflict, your reaction to those. >> the cover-up continues. nobody who knows more about benghazi before, after or during the attack than david benghazi. and now for whatever reason, he is not testify. he may eventually testify, they may subpoena him. at this point where it's his credibility? if he knew he was being investigated as he went up to capitol hill to spin the tale the white house wanted him to spin about this is about a mov movie, what kind of leverage did they hold over him? the leverage is gone now, he has n
former pentagon official kt mcfarland here with me. gary bernsen is here. and former arkansas governor mike huckabee among our guests. our first guest says no one knows more about benghazi than petraeus, but even if he were to testify, the credibility has now been discredited. joining us, kate mcfarland. this is first of all we have to acknowledge i believe it is very clear, there is so much more here writing every day, more questions, it runs deep. the idea that petraeus would not testify or...
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now broiled in the scandal the trail down last friday after admitting to an extramarital affair the pentagon now claims general allen has been exchanging inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley the woman who is an initial contact with the f.b.i. lead to his downfall concerns are also mounting that what first appeared to be a personal matter now has deeper implications including security leaks and a political cover up from our washington correspondent garnish town hall of broadwell general petraeus is biographer. her slush mistress gave a speech last month and in that speech she revealed details about the big ozzy attack that were at that time unknown to the public she gave the speech at the end of october fifth now when everybody knows that she had an affair with a general many are guessing whether those details that she revealed in her speech were part of their pillow talk take a listen i don't know a lot of you heard this but d.c. and extend actually had taken a couple of living militia members prisoner and they think that the attack on the consulate was an effort to try to get these prison
now broiled in the scandal the trail down last friday after admitting to an extramarital affair the pentagon now claims general allen has been exchanging inappropriate e-mails with jill kelley the woman who is an initial contact with the f.b.i. lead to his downfall concerns are also mounting that what first appeared to be a personal matter now has deeper implications including security leaks and a political cover up from our washington correspondent garnish town hall of broadwell general...
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know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening of the election but should have been informed almost immediately when they came across some very incriminating information it's been my experience that when something like this occurs the person who's the target is suspended from clearances is told to take thirty days off and while they investigate further and the bosses are informed immediately the fact that this was did not occur in patrice's case and it occurred almost immediately after he became the cia director i think smells of political intrigue and the fact that. this wasn't even reported for months. to the higher levels is in itself a scandal it was probably a political decision to protect the president. wee
know why they weren't notified of an inquiry into such a high profile figure michael maloof a former pentagon official says the timing of the revelations and the initial secrecy could be politically motivated at least the attorney general should have been informed he works after all the f.b.i. works for him they report directly to him and certainly the director of national intelligence should have been informed not on the evening of the election but should have been informed almost immediately...
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from love triangle to pentagon problem the scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus drugs in america's commander in afghanistan with washington all the while claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get you know the most backing among arab states doubts of the foreign form the blog and so use of the syrian people's interests. it is just after five pm on tuesday here in moscow this is are with me rove research hard pressed to for cash from austerity britain is turning on tax avoiders to help make up its budget shortfall now it's gunning for google by amazon and starbucks first on the list the tax man wants to question them over billions in revenue in britain but only paying peppercorn taxes if any more on this i spoke a bit earlier to ati's polyploid. these are three companies that dominate the u.k. economy they have billions of pounds worth of tarnow there but it looks like they pay very little corporation tax to show for it and now m.p.'s are outraged by the fact that through very loopholes these companies that they say are acting in an immoral
from love triangle to pentagon problem the scandal that brought down cia chief david petraeus drugs in america's commander in afghanistan with washington all the while claiming it knew nothing. and syria's new patchwork opposition fails to get you know the most backing among arab states doubts of the foreign form the blog and so use of the syrian people's interests. it is just after five pm on tuesday here in moscow this is are with me rove research hard pressed to for cash from austerity...
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dictatorships so what would an outrage is that they're the course they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types other from other countries they're not syrians they're foreign fighters whatever is wrong with assad i think that the people of syria tend not to want outsiders to be telling them what to do they fear these so-called rebels just as much as they fear their own government and my guess is they don't want foreigners occupying and running their country. let's talk about the implications of the french decision to not have joined live by called helen and contributing editor of the foreign policy in focus think tank on high fronts than the first to recognize libya's opposition now it's the first to recognize t
dictatorships so what would an outrage is that they're the course they're just a subsidiary of the pentagon and of the cia this is part of the long term plot by the u.s. by britain by france by turkey by israel and i'm no fan of assad i might say but. good things are watch words after gadhafi in libya they're going to be much worse if they succeed in overthrowing assad let's opposition group was trained in turkey at various american air force bases there many of them are libyan al qaeda types...
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to buy fifty armored vehicles or tanks these are ads for the generals and officers who work in the pentagon who go out to dinner at five star steak houses with the c.e.o.'s from the defense industry they talk about business deals and say hey this this product that cost a billion dollars that sounds sweet i'll take a million of those and it's something that probably really has no purpose in anyone's life and so the defense spending is really just faucet that of our funds of our tax dollars that is turned on and just poured into this massive bucket that's held by those who are profiting from war and militarism and so we're actually seeing cuts to the things that actually affect veterans you know for example the post nine eleven g.i. bill i mean one of the few benefits that actually veterans coming back from iraq and afghanistan actually have even though many of them can't use that because the graduation rate for iraq and afghanistan vets is about three percent right now because of the psychological and physical trauma associated with war but even that g.i. bill is being cut and so while defen
to buy fifty armored vehicles or tanks these are ads for the generals and officers who work in the pentagon who go out to dinner at five star steak houses with the c.e.o.'s from the defense industry they talk about business deals and say hey this this product that cost a billion dollars that sounds sweet i'll take a million of those and it's something that probably really has no purpose in anyone's life and so the defense spending is really just faucet that of our funds of our tax dollars that...
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at the pentagon, jennifer griffin, ffx news. the... cleveland... bus priver... who ppercut... a... female passenger... in september... has been fired...///. 3 --you're going... punch... scre- scream--- the... videoo.. went viral... when... arrii hughes ... wasscaught punching... the unruly passenger in the facc.../. hughes... claimed his actions... were in... self deeense... after the woman pushed him...//. now... the... cleveland transit authority says... they're... thinking... more aboot drivers safety.../ after... another incident... involving... a bus driver and passenger... took place earlier this month.. pomorrow morning, new jersey will end gas rationing. 3&pgovernor chris christie implemented the odd-even systemmlasttweek because as stations had a hard time getting fuel in the wake of super storm sandy. gas supplies are now plentiful and those long lines have died lawsuits agaanst seeeral gas stations charged with hiking "raising gas a couple bucks aa gallon when people are in a -& iiee. but when you gee bbgged then some, ii's going to see like a very stupid idea and a very
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first to jennifer griffin live tonight at the pentagon. jennifer, it feels like there is a puzzle box laid out on a table and half the pieces are missing. >> it brings new meaning to collateral damage, shep. yesterday we thought we were dealing with the fall from grace of one four star jandi one sexual affair. today the woman who started the events jill kelley was found to be in appropriate relationship with the top u.s. commander in afghanistan general john allen. defense officials who are familiar with the hundreds of emails, 30,000 pages worth say that the general and kelley were having the, quote, email equivalent of phone sex. meanwhile petraeus' biographer paula broadwell has hired a lawyer. her father tells the new york daily news this is about something else entirely. the truth ain't come out. you wait and see, there is a lot more here than meets the eye. >> shepard: the email equivalent of phone sex. that is new here tonight. today we learned both of these generals, petraeus and allen, were involved in a custody dispute directly r
first to jennifer griffin live tonight at the pentagon. jennifer, it feels like there is a puzzle box laid out on a table and half the pieces are missing. >> it brings new meaning to collateral damage, shep. yesterday we thought we were dealing with the fall from grace of one four star jandi one sexual affair. today the woman who started the events jill kelley was found to be in appropriate relationship with the top u.s. commander in afghanistan general john allen. defense officials who...
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there has been no real cuts to the pentagon. there just hasn't been the hope or desire increase is in spending so therefore if we didn't get the increase in spending we will -- so that's where we are. now, it -- out of a $600 billion budget, imagine let the common sense and just smart thinking that we could save 5% to 7% to 8% of that and the answer is absolutely. the military base around the world or in my home state, there isn't an officer, general officer or private that i've talked to that doesn't agree you could cut 10% out of the areas of their responsibility. well, if that's the case, why are we not doing it? why are we not taking those ideas and getting them filtered? you know, i'd also remind you that we put forward before the break an audit the pentagon bill, because one of the biggest problems in the pentagon is they have no idea where they're spending their money. if you can't account for it, you can't measure it, you can't manage it. so we need to do a lot of work in the pentagon. i have -- i am a budget hawk but i
there has been no real cuts to the pentagon. there just hasn't been the hope or desire increase is in spending so therefore if we didn't get the increase in spending we will -- so that's where we are. now, it -- out of a $600 billion budget, imagine let the common sense and just smart thinking that we could save 5% to 7% to 8% of that and the answer is absolutely. the military base around the world or in my home state, there isn't an officer, general officer or private that i've talked to that...
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will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the arena. i thought i was going to test him, he tested me, crushed his pelvis. he wanted to help me with the project. he can turn water into bottled water. >> the whole time i was staring at how defined her arms were. [ inaudible ]. i am the worst jurmist in the world. for god's sake the title of her book was "all in." she might as well -- >> good day. i'm andrea mitchell live in washington. we begin with the broadening and complicated scope of the petraeus investigation that has now ensnared his successor, commander of all forces in afghanistan, general john allen. joining me with their latest reporti
will john kerry now go to the pentagon? can susan rice be confirmed as secretary of state? and will nancy pelosi run for leader again? and what a welcome to washington the new class of congress arriving just in time for a classic d.c. scandal. and a different fall from grace, jon stewart, crowns himself the worst journalist in the world. >> anyone out there who thought i may have actual journalists instincts i give you a snippet of my interview. >> he loves serving, to be in the...
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still, in unveiling the budget plans earlier this year can the pentagon said that it would have to save a whopping $60 billion from efficiencies, if it's to afford the key priorities in an era of declining resources what has the pentagon done so far? and how do you ring efficiency from an organize as diverse and far flunk as the defendant department? joining us is david wennergren, the department's assistant deputy chief management officer. sir, welcome to the program. >> thank you. >> so your office was created co help drive the efficiencies across the department. and the goal is to save $60 billion overall. how do you do that? is it by making minor changes to just about everything, for example, legacy programs? is it through sweeping major reforms? is it eliminating work? what is the strategic approach you guys are taking to save money? >> it takes a little bit of all those things. it's a big organization, 3.5 million people spread around the world. the i.t. budget alone is 38 billion, we spend 7 billion on the department. one interesting thing about being a changed leader in the offi
still, in unveiling the budget plans earlier this year can the pentagon said that it would have to save a whopping $60 billion from efficiencies, if it's to afford the key priorities in an era of declining resources what has the pentagon done so far? and how do you ring efficiency from an organize as diverse and far flunk as the defendant department? joining us is david wennergren, the department's assistant deputy chief management officer. sir, welcome to the program. >> thank you....
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and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short term and then there's cheap in the long-term which will let in some of the ways that mike hanna colleagues have mentioned. i'll just make one last slide a provocative point to start a fight among the panel members come and kiss her but i would disagree with winslow. so having said all of this, what do we want the pentagon leadership? what should we want to make sure that we are actually managing, managing the reality behind these numbers allegedly smart and any security smartly. it's frankly not clear to me that it is a bad idea to have someone who
and in the pentagon will, this this is actually true. so why don't we use nuclear weapons to assure deterrence and we don't have to station conventional forces in korea, said. or we could reduce the number of conventional forces. you see this interesting trade-offs of what is cheap. and when you are discussing budgetary questions in the absence of strategy, in the absence of a really hard strategic look at some of these things, we're going to get into this discussion of this cheap in the short...
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let's go to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr in washington. barbara? >> the big concern here in washington is a ground war in gaza. there is growing concern that israeli troops and tank forces might cross the border and move into gaza. that is the major escalation that the u.s. does not want to see. so, the calculation now is, what does it take to make hamas stop its rocket attacks into israel and israel feel comfortable enough with that to pull back on the air strikes and pull back on any ground forces that it is assembling near the gaza border. there has been a lot of diplomacy going on. defense secretary leon panetta traveling in asia, calling the israeli defense minister barack. secretary of state hillary clinton firing up the diplomatic phone lines calling israel, turkey and jordan. randi? >> barbara starr in washington, thank you. as you can see, cnn has every angle covered on this story. >>> much more ahead this hour. here's a look at what we have coming up. >>> on the brink of war. as fighting escalates between israel and hamas, experts say the
let's go to cnn pentagon correspondent barbara starr in washington. barbara? >> the big concern here in washington is a ground war in gaza. there is growing concern that israeli troops and tank forces might cross the border and move into gaza. that is the major escalation that the u.s. does not want to see. so, the calculation now is, what does it take to make hamas stop its rocket attacks into israel and israel feel comfortable enough with that to pull back on the air strikes and pull...
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take a look at some of the spending that he found buried inside the pentagon's budget. coburn said he found spending by the pentagon and other departments of funding studies of babies interacting with robots, the air force spending money on studying the color of dinosaur feathers and darpa spends $6 million on a study of storytelling techniques and the brain. coburn said he or she identified about $67.9 billion worth of spending that he thinks over ten years can be easily cut out of the pentagon budget. and i want to leave you with one of the other items that he found here. this was kind of a whopper to a lot of us here in the office. he found that the pentagon had financed a seminar discussion and the topic of that discussion was, did jesus die for the cling-ones, too? and it was a discussion of whether or not -- what the implications are for christianity if extraterrestrial life is discovered? those are your taxpayer dollars at work. >> eamon jarvis, thank you very much. >>> sure, obama care may guarantee you health insurance. but what good is it if you can't get any
take a look at some of the spending that he found buried inside the pentagon's budget. coburn said he found spending by the pentagon and other departments of funding studies of babies interacting with robots, the air force spending money on studying the color of dinosaur feathers and darpa spends $6 million on a study of storytelling techniques and the brain. coburn said he or she identified about $67.9 billion worth of spending that he thinks over ten years can be easily cut out of the...
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at the pentagon there's an expression you fly it up the flag pole to see if anybody salutes. in this case nobody will salute. they'll give her some other job that doesn't require senate confirmation. >> if she had access to classified and unclassified information, she knew or could have known what petraeus said in the first cia report. >> my guess is what happened -- i mean, when i was in the white house the way we did things like this, an intelligence briefing the cia.e come from it woulden have been part of a package. it would have been tab c. tab a would have been here's what we want you to say. here's some q and as you're going to use. so the question is who rewrote what the cia said, and i think the only people who were in a position to do that given my long experience in the white house and at the pentagon is somebody on the national securityen council or higher. >> all right. do you think that they'll be able to call in any of these hearings or t again, they're not agreeing to a senate select committee. >> everybody claims executive privilege in a case like that. if th
at the pentagon there's an expression you fly it up the flag pole to see if anybody salutes. in this case nobody will salute. they'll give her some other job that doesn't require senate confirmation. >> if she had access to classified and unclassified information, she knew or could have known what petraeus said in the first cia report. >> my guess is what happened -- i mean, when i was in the white house the way we did things like this, an intelligence briefing the cia.e come from...